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Not sure if this is very good or not. I don't feel very successful.
I published my first novel in August of 2011. The second came out in December of 2011. The third in May 2012. From August of 2011 until March 1st, the two books were $2.99, except for 1 week where I had the first on a .99 promo. After that, all novels have been $4.99.
For the first twelve months I sold a total (combining all 3 books) of 573
My fourth came out in November 2012 (same price). Adding in the next fouth months to include all 16 months I have been publishing I have sold 690 books.
Do most people sell more than this during this amount of time? Of course, I realize genre has something to do with it, too. These books are drama/historical fiction (and sometimes I move from drama to family saga). None of these genres sell like romance, erotica, thriller and paranormal stuff does. At least not so far. I am hoping that over time people will thrist again for a dramatic series that follows the fortune and misfortunes of a family; all of their struggles and successes.
I published my first novel in August of 2011. The second came out in December of 2011. The third in May 2012. From August of 2011 until March 1st, the two books were $2.99, except for 1 week where I had the first on a .99 promo. After that, all novels have been $4.99.
For the first twelve months I sold a total (combining all 3 books) of 573
My fourth came out in November 2012 (same price). Adding in the next fouth months to include all 16 months I have been publishing I have sold 690 books.
Do most people sell more than this during this amount of time? Of course, I realize genre has something to do with it, too. These books are drama/historical fiction (and sometimes I move from drama to family saga). None of these genres sell like romance, erotica, thriller and paranormal stuff does. At least not so far. I am hoping that over time people will thrist again for a dramatic series that follows the fortune and misfortunes of a family; all of their struggles and successes.